Chances are, you know someone who has had an abortion. Statistically, it's a near-certainty: In the U.S., one in three women will have an abortion by the age of 45. But despite how incredibly common abortion is, it remains mired in stigma...

In a Texas abortion clinic, about a dozen women waited Friday to see the doctor, already aware that they would not be able to end their pregnancies there. A day after a federal appeals court allowed most of the state's new abortion restrictions to take...

Over 700 Texans traveled to Austin on Thursday to testify against the anti-abortion measure before it could come to a vote in the House -- and their "people's filibuster" successfully prevented the legislation from advancing.

She's the young Salvadoran mother still waiting for government authorization to receive a life-saving abortion. In the face of a ruling from the Salvadoran Supreme Court on Wednesday denying Beatriz this critical medical procedure,

What's next in the effort to restrict abortion? Some lawmakers are trying to put women on an extreme deadline. Check out our infographic to learn more about how these bans could affect you, and sign up for updates from This Is Personal.

They say they were using birth control, but it failed. One woman would have had the baby but the man she was in a relationship with didn't want her to. Another was having an affair with a married man and viewed a pregnancy as unthinkable. A third woman's

In the Dominican Republic last month, a pregnant teenager suffering from leukemia had her chemotherapy delayed, because doctors feared that the treatment could terminate her pregnancy and therefore violate the nation's strict anti-abortion law.

Anti-choice extremists in Congress and in states all across the country haven't let up in their drive to limit access to - and ultimately outlaw - abortion. But you and the ACLU have been there to fight them every step of the way.

In the first half of 2012, states enacted 95 new provisions related to reproductive health and rights. Of the 44 state legislatures that have convened this year, only seven currently remain in session.

"The sooner we start providing sonograms to those considering abortions, the more lives we can save," Texas Gov. Rick Perry said in a statement. "The Fifth Circuit's decision requires abortion providers to immediately comply with the sonogram law, appropr

Without the option to buy coverage that includes comprehensive reproductive health care, millions of additional women will be unable to afford access to abortion services -- and as it becomes financially impossible for women to have access to abortions...